false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175237877m/497164.jpg 497164 11 <div>This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography. To this end, several black-and-white photos (by the likes of Avedon, Clifford, Hine, Mapplethorpe, Nadar, Van Der Zee, and so forth) are reprinted throughout the text.<br></div> 799260 1980 Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography total:968|5:397|4:370|3:167|2:23|1:11| 968 4023 1371 88 5 2 false false Tue Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Mar 05 17:43:05 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 07 22:55:21 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 10 10:42:16 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 13:09:50 -0700 2008 On Photography, Camera Lucida is one of the earliest and still most frequently cited analyses of the medium. This might seem strange considering how personal and 'literary' it is, but, whether for or against, academics continue to use this little book to make all sorts of e...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 12:17:09 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 12:25:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 15 10:42:30 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 10:43:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 06:42:18 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 06:46:44 -0800 2009
Read in one night, which was supposed to be a "research night," but this little diversion proved more meaningful than whatever I'd planned to read. Camera Lucida is about...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sat Mar 21 09:08:14 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 09:11:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 13:45:46 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 13:51:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jul 13 09:19:48 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 03 21:32:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 06:49:28 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 20:00:27 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Nov 15 09:18:13 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 09:19:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 08:55:01 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:22:53 -0700 2009 Camera Lucida was the death of the author's mother in 1977. In the 50's Barthes had dipped into photographic criticism some, but this is considered his definitive exploration of the medium. Like much of Barthes, this is not a light read, perhaps even less light than Susan Sontag...more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Apr 06 08:53:32 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:09:57 -0700 2009 In all fairness there are a lot of interesting points in this book. However, it was nearly impossible for me to read. I wanted to rip my hair out. Every passage I read I had to re-read at least twice.

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